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WILLIAMSPORT -- A "person of interest" remains in custody after two people were shot and killed late last week outside a Williamsport manufacturing plant, city police said.
Autopsies were performed Saturday on the two victims, identified by police as Alisha Seese, 37, of Williamsport, and Ronald Dailey Jr., also 37, of Jersey Shore.
Both victims were employees of a security company contracted by Lycoming Engines and are believed to have been leaving work in the early morning hours of Friday when they were gunned down, police said.
The "person of interest" was taken into custody based on the alleged violation of a protection-from-abuse order, but that's all Lycoming County District Attorney Tom Marino and Williamsport Police Chief Justin Snyder would say about the suspect at a press conference.
Marino did say authorities believe there is only one perpetrator.
District Judge Gary Whitman, the on-duty judge overnight Friday, confirmed that he arraigned an individual for violating a protection-from-abuse order and that the person was committed to the Lycoming County Prison.
Whiteman said all documents concerning the protection order were sealed for three days.
Authorities said because the investigation remains ongoing, they would not discuss any possible motives or relationships among the suspect and the victims in the shooting that was reported around 12:30 a.m. Friday in the 1700 block of Terrace Place.
Matt Joiner, manager of marketing and communications for Lycoming Engines, clarified that Seese and Dailey were employees of Security Alliance, a contractor utilized by Lycoming Engines for security services.
Autopsies were conducted in Allentown at Forensic Pathology Associates, according to Lycoming County Coroner Charles Kiessling.
Kiessling said both victims died of multiple gunshot wounds.
"We're on the right track, we're just taking it one step at a time," Marino said of the investigation, calling for anyone with information, however small, that could be beneficial to the case to come forward.
"There are a bunch of homes in that area," he said.
"We want to know if anybody that we didn't talk to yet has a security system outside their house videoing what is happening on their property, who's coming and going, who may be walking down the street (and) who may be parking a car at a certain place."
Marino said investigators still had to conduct various interviews with plant management and employees, along with anyone living near the crime scene.
Snyder declined to discuss the relationship between the two victims, but said both had just gotten off work at the nearby Lycoming Engines, a division of Textron that manufactures airplane engines.
While Marino said "the public is not in danger" following the shootings, Lycoming employees and the community at large have been left stunned by the deaths.
"Lycoming Engines is heartbroken by the tragic events that occurred ... and our sympathies are with the loved ones of the victims. Lycoming is fully cooperating with law enforcement," a statement released to employees said, directing them to contact authorities with any information.
Anyone with information is urged to contact city Police Agent Laura Kitko at 570-327-7560 ext. 7558, or by email at lkitko@cityofwilliamsport.org.
Tips may also be made at the Lycoming County Crime Watch website by going to https://lycoming.crimewatchpa.com and clicking on "Submit A Tip."
Service planned
A celebration of Dailey's life is scheduled this Thursday at the Independent Hose Co. No. 1 station, 130 Pennsylvania Ave. in Jersey Shore.
(See Dailey's obituary, Page A2).
A viewing will be from noon to 2 p.m. with the funeral to follow.
According to Dailey's obituary, he was a fire lieutenant at Independent Hose and earned commendations and recognition from fighting the fire at The Broadway years ago.
Dailey's mother, Linda Starr, told Pennlive.com, "My son was a very loving, kind person devoted to his fiance and would give his shirt off his back for anyone."
She described Seese as a co-worker and friend.
According to the obituary, Dailey leaves behind a fiance, his mother, father, two children and a stepchild, among other loved ones.
His obituary said Dailey died "tragically in his last heroic act."